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Interstate 195

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 51Deaths 57Counties 2Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 51 fatal crashes on Interstate 195 in Massachusetts, with 57 deaths.

That is 1.5% of the 3,483 fatal crashes in Massachusetts over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 19% from 63 in 2005–2014 to 51 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Bristol County (41) and Plymouth County (10).

31.4% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Massachusetts: 29.7%) and 33.3% had a speeding-related driver (29.2%); pedestrians were 10.5% and motorcyclists 3.5% of those killed.

51fatal crashes, 2015–2024-19% vs 2005–2014
57people killed1.1 per fatal crash
31%with a drinking driverMassachusetts: 30%
33%speeding-relatedMassachusetts: 29%

Fatal crashes per year

06112000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 10 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 7 crashes2006: 11 crashes2007: 9 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 7 crashes2010: 6 crashes2011: 6 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 3 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 8 crashes2019: 4 crashes2020: 9 crashes2021: 5 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on Interstate 195 (MA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Massachusetts

MeasureInterstate 195Massachusetts
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024513,483
Deaths, 2015–2024573,665
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years-19%-3%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking31.4%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver33.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed10.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed3.5%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes56.9%

tick marks the Massachusetts share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on I-195Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Bristol County4180%403
2Plymouth County1020%349

Hour of day

12am2%
1am7.8%
2am5.9%
3am9.8%
4am3.9%
5am2%
6am3.9%
7am2%
8am2%
9am2%
10am3.9%
11am3.9%
12pm3.9%
1pm5.9%
2pm7.8%
3pm2%
4pm3.9%
5pm2%
6pm9.8%
7pm2%
8pm2%
9pm2%
10pm3.9%
11pm5.9%

Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 195 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Massachusetts share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–5612%
Mile 20–25612%
Mile 5–10510%
Mile 30–3548%
Mile 15–2036%
Mile 35–4036%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 60.8% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Massachusetts

All routes and counties in Massachusetts

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on Interstate 195 in Massachusetts?

51 fatal crashes with 57 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along Interstate 195 had the most fatal crashes?

Bristol County (41) and Plymouth County (10).

What share of crashes on Interstate 195 involved alcohol or speeding?

31.4% had a driver reported as drinking and 33.3% a speeding-related driver, against 29.7% and 29.2% for all fatal crashes in Massachusetts.

When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 195?

56.9% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.